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DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 5/8/2012, 3:54 PM
Women are under-represented in the indie world? Somehow I fail to see how this is the result of mysogynistic male domination. It's one thing to complain about the lack of female representation in The New 52 (which was only pointed out because the whole world was watching at that particularr time and it just so happened that at that particular time there were no big female creators working on those particular books), but it's another thing entirely to say this about the indie world. The way indie comics work is that they are independant of the big machine and as such, if you want to do an indie comic you just do it yourself. Write it, draw it, publish it, distribute it. It's complete freedom from things such as sexual discrimination. So if you feel that women are poorly represented in this field, then it's simply because there aren't that many woman making comics in that field.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 5/8/2012, 3:56 PM
Sorry, I know that's not what you meant. But I hear that a lot and think it's a little niave. You're right, this is a victory. As was Persepolis. And Tamara Drew. And so on.
jerichomccune
jerichomccune - 5/8/2012, 3:59 PM
DukeAcureds I'm sorry if you feel I implied that, but I never said it is the result of mysogynistic male domination. I simply said they were under-represented.

You're correct that that is the way indie comics works. I feel this is a victory because it will give more women the confidence to try and make their mark on the industry, especially young women trying to decide what to do with their lives. I didn't mean to allude to a gender war or discrimination in the process.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 5/8/2012, 4:07 PM
You're right. I think one of the main reasons that a lot of women don't get into making comics is because of the tired and redundant idea that they are made for and by guys. So the more women that find artistic and commercial success in comics the more women will get inspired to do it themselves. It's strange when you think of all the good works we may be missing out on, because a woman might not think that comics are a legitimate medium in which to tell stories. Can you imagine if Karen Berger one day said "Comics, no they're for boys aren't they?" We would've never had Vertigo.
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